Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria, is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 8° N — Longitude: 10° E
Area: 923,768 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: NG
Birthplace of
Hugo Weaving, in Ibadan, on 4 Apr 1960
Home To
Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Lagos
Measures of Freedom
Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 25 Sep 2025
2023 overall score: 5.89, rank: 123
2023 overall score: 5.89, rank: 123
Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2023: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom
2021: 5.96, Rank: 118, Personal freedom: 5.45, Economic freedom: 6.67
2021: 5.96, Rank: 118, Personal freedom: 5.45, Economic freedom: 6.67
Nigeria: Country Profile, Freedom in the World, 2025
Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 44/100, Political Rights: 20/40, Civil Liberties: 24/60
Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 44/100, Political Rights: 20/40, Civil Liberties: 24/60
While Nigeria has made significant improvements to the quality of its elections since the 1999 transition to civilian rule, balloting has continued to be marred by irregularities. Corruption is endemic in the petroleum industry, and security challenges—including insurgencies, kidnappings, and communal and sectarian violence in the Middle Belt region—threaten the basic rights of millions of Nigerians. Military and law enforcement agencies often engage in extrajudicial killings, torture, and other abuses. Civil liberties are undermined by religious and ethnic bias ...
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Nigeria" as of 18 Sep 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.